French Colonies, 1859, 10c bister, horizontal strip of 5, margins ample to just in, tied by mute lozenge cancels on folded letter sheet to Castres, France, clear "St. Pierre, Ile Reunion, 6 Oct, 1862" origin cds and red Colonial transit cds, reverse with French transit and receiving postmarks; strip with light internal wrinkle, otherwise Very Fine, a rare strip of 5 paying single rate to France from Reunion. Scott Nos. 3. Maury Nos. 3  Estimate $600 - 800. $0 (Image)

French Colonies, 1871, 30c brown, block of 4, in combination with 1871, 10c bister, two singles on folded letter sheet to Marseilles, canceled by diamond lozenge cancels, indistinct 1873 "Pointe à Pitre, Guadeloupe" cds and blue French transit cds; some manuscript obliteration in address panel, Very Fine, a rare double rate cover franked with 30c Napoleon block of 4. Maury Nos. 9+11  Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. $0 (Image)

French Colonies, 1872, 1c olive green, block of 6, postmarked by "Pointe à Pitre, Guadeloupe" and French postmark of "Dunkerque", ample to large margins, slight wrinkle in top right stamp, otherwise Very Fine, an unusual item with postmarks of Guadeloupe & France; with 2014 Roumet certificate. Scott Nos. 7. Maury Nos. 7  Estimate $400 - 600. $0 (Image)

French Colonies, 1872, 25c blue, vertical pair, ample margins to into frameline at top left, tied by blue mute lozenge handstamp on cover to Paris, matching "Guadaloupe, Pointe a Pitre, 21 Dec, 73" origin cds and St. Nazaire packet transit, Very Fine. Scott Nos. 12. Maury Nos. 23  Estimate $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

French Colonies, 1876, 2c red brown, light Saigon town cancel, ample to mostly large margins, bright color, Extremely Fine. Scott Nos. 17. Maury Nos. 15  €800 ($1,100). $0 (Image)

French Colonies, 1877, 15c bister, large numerals, in combination with 1877, 20c red brown on straw on 1878 cover to Bordeaux, tied by French packet boat marking "Paq. Fr., Pointe a Pitre, Guad." cds's, ship endorsement and transit backstamps; couple cover tears at left, otherwise Very Fine. Scott Nos. 21+34. Maury Nos. 19+34  Estimate $400 - 600. $0 (Image)